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Robert Harper (28 January 1944 – 28 October 2020), known professionally as Bobby Ball, was a British comic, actor, singer and television host. He was best known as a member of the comic double act Cannon and Ball , with Tommy Cannon (Thomas Derbyshire).
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Robert Harper (known professionally as Bobby Ball, 28 January 1944 - 28 October 2020) was an English actor and comedian, who was one half of the comedic duo Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon.
Since 2009, Ball had played Frank in the long-running BBC sitcom Not Going Out, he first made a guest appearance in the 2009 and two further guest appearances in series' 4 and 5, but since became a recurring fixture from series 6 onwards appearing in roughly three episodes per series, he also was a main character in the 2015 Christmas special. He returned alongside the cast for the eighth series in 2017, the ninth series in 2018 and the tenth series in 2019. His final epsidoe as Frank was on the 5th February 2021 in the Series 11 episode 'War.
In the episode Neighbour, Lucy (Sally Bretton) recalls the time when she and Tim (Tim Vine) went to see a show starring Cannon and Ball.
2011 - 2017. 53 episodes (6 series) Comedy drama based around a couple living in an affluent area of the north, plus their friends, family and relationships. Stars Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Bobby Ball, Adrian Bower, Ainsley Howard and more. Streaming rank this week: 7,737.
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Bobby Ball. Actor: Cannon and Ball. Robert Harper (Bobby Ball) and Thomas Derbyshire (Tommy Cannon) were both born in Oldham. They met in the early 1960s while working as welders in the same factory. Becoming friends, they formed a club act known as "Bobby and Stevie Rhythm", which became the Sherrell Brothers, then The Harper Brothers.
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It is Saturday and the family visit Aunty Rose in the nursing home and have a nose at Alan Titchmarsh's house. Back home, Donna risks everything by suggesting she makes the tea to give Sue a break. Director: Steve Bendelack | Stars: Sue Johnston, Bobby Ball, Joe Wilkinson, Diane Morgan. Votes: 57. 17.
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Bobby Ball was a comedian and actor best-known for his double act partnership with Tommy Cannon as Cannon & Ball. Gaining success in northern working mens' clubs in the 1970s, they first appeared on television in 1978 and proved so popular they were offered their own starring prime-time comedy show the following year.
